Extragonadal malignant teratoma in a dog - case report / Teratoma extragonodal maligno em cão - relato de caso

Teratomas are neoplasms thought to arise from germ cells which usually occur within gonads and are rarely described on extragonadal sites. The present study reports a case of a 15 year old female mongrel dog with a lumbosacral tumor. The tumor was microscopically composed of embryonic tissues with areas containing atypical undifferentiated cells, leading to the diagnosis of a malignant teratoma. Malignant teratomas are uncommon tumors in domestic animals.(AU)

Os teratomas são neoplasias originárias das células germinativas que têm como sítio principal as gônadas; raramente ocorrem em sítios extragonodais. O presente estudo relata um caso de uma cadela de 15 anos de idade, sem raça definida, apresentando aumento de volume na região lombossacral que ao exame microscópico revelou neoformação composta por tecidos de origem embrionária, com áreas indiferenciadas exibindo atipia celular, características compatíveis com teratoma maligno. Teratomas malignos são incomuns em animais domésticos.(AU)

Allium species poisoning in dogs and cats: [review]

Dogs and cats are the animals that owners most frequently seek assistance for potential poisonings, and these species are frequently involved with toxicoses due to ingestion of poisonous food. Feeding human foodstuff to pets may prove itself dangerous for their health, similarly to what is observed in Allium species toxicosis. Allium species toxicosis is reported worldwide in several animal species, and the toxic principles present in them causes the transformation of hemoglobin into methemoglobin, consequently resulting in hemolytic anemia with Heinz body formation. The aim of this review is to analyze the clinicopathologic aspects and therapeutic approach of this serious toxicosis of dogs and cats in order to give knowledge to veterinarians about Allium species toxicosis, and subsequently allow them to correctly diagnose this disease when facing it; and to educate pet owners to not feed their animals with Allium-containg food in order to better control this particular life-threatening toxicosis.